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On Being with Dying: A Story of Squirrels and Little Girls

Posted on October 30, 2012November 1, 2012 by Caitlin Michelle Desjardins

At an evening party some friends of mine threw last spring, two friends came up to me and asked for my help with an infant squirrel they’d found in their yard that seemed nearly dead. I quickly foll... Read More

It Looks Like the World Is Going to Hell: Global Warming and the Question of Hope

Posted on July 25, 2012July 24, 2012 by Yaira Robinson

As part of the interfaith environmental work I am blessed to be able to do, I visit with people in congregations around the state about caring for the environment. In these conversations, I am almost ... Read More

Why Count the Omer in Sadness?

Posted on April 21, 2012April 17, 2012 by Joshua Stanton

After the joyful Seders and family gatherings have ended and we have entered more deeply into the Passover holiday, I often feel jarred by the Counting of the Omer. Traditional Jews mark this time bef... Read More

“Coming Out Jewish”

Posted on July 17, 2011July 17, 2011 by Yaira Robinson

Trembling slightly, I pulled the folded paper out of my pocket and opened it. I held it tightly; I needed that paper. On it were the printed words that would guide my dry mouth and racing thoughts thr... Read More